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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of l934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 6, 1998
SYSTEM SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-15322 36-3144515
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
500 West Madison
Chicago, Illinois 60661
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 258-6000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events
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On January 6, 1998, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the
appointment of its new chief operating officer, president and director, William
M. Stuek. A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
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99 Press Release dated January 6, 1998.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SYSTEM SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, INC.
Date January 12, 1998 BY: /s/ Joseph J. Skadra
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Joseph J. Skadra, Chief Financial Officer
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[SSA LOGO] System Software Associates, Inc. NEWS RELEASE
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Corporate Headquarters
500 West Madison -- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 60661
- -- Telephone: (312) 258-6000 -- Facsimile: (312) 474-7500
SSA Names William M. Stuek New COO, President
Major IT Industry Executive Addition To SSA Management Team
30-Year IBM Veteran Brings Extensive Worldwide Sales,
Marketing and Operational Experience
CHICAGO---Jan. 6, 1998--System Software Associates (SSA), one of the
fastest growing major package application software vendors, today announced that
William M. Stuek has been named chief operating officer and president of SSA. He
also will join the SSA Board of Directors.
Stuek is a 30-year veteran of IBM Corporation, where he served in a variety
of sales, marketing and operational management positions. Most recently, in 1996
and 1997, he served as General Manager of North American Operations, in which he
oversaw all sales, marketing, customer service/support, administrative
operations, and information technology. Before that, he was General Manager of
North American Sales in 1996, and prior to that, he served as General Manager of
Product Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa, from 1993 to 1995. Also while
at IBM, he served as Assistant General Manager of Software and General Manager
of AS/400 Worldwide Marketing. He played a significant role in developing and
managing many of IBM's relationships with major enterprise management systems
vendors, including SSA.
"I am delighted to have an industry leader of the caliber of Bill Stuek
join SSA," said Roger E. Covey, chief executive and chairman of SSA. "He brings
enormous assets and experience to the firm, which will enable us to take full
advantage of our outstanding opportunities in the marketplace."
"SSA has the products, the brand name, the track record, and the growing
market demand to win in the package application marketplace," said Stuek.
"Having worked extensively while at IBM not only with SSA but its clients, I am
well-acquainted with the company and its unequaled BPCS Client/Server product
line solution. I come to this company with a great deal of enthusiasm and
optimism."
About SSA
SSA has been chosen by the world's leading industrial sector firms as the
best way forward. The Company's product line, BPCS Client/Server V6, is
currently being implemented in more than 1000 industrial sector firms in over
4,000 sites worldwide. The BPCS Client/Server product line delivers unparalleled
agility and re-configurability to meet changing market demands through a quantum
leap forward in ERP technology that delivers significant business benefits,
including century dating.
SSA's FASTresults program has been proven in over 100 implementations to
help clients go live with the full enterprise suite of BPCS Client/Server V6 in
three to nine months or less. FASTresults combines the reconfigurable
functionality of BPCS Client/Server with SSA's proven BASIS implementation
methodology, SSA's BPComp business process re-engineering tool and SSA's global
support capabilities to deliver the fastest time to benefit available in the
industry. The BPCS Client/Server product suite delivers competitive advantage by
integrating all mission-critical operations, from global financials to
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multi-mode manufacturing to management of the total supply chain, including
Electronic Commerce and EDI. SSA's Distributed Object Computing Architecture
(DOCA) provides the complete computing platform choice, whether IBM AS/400 or
RS/6000, Digital, Hewlett-Packard, a combination of these or server access via
the Internet. Database options include Oracle, Informix and DB2/400.
Over 8,500 clients in over 25,000 sites in various vertical markets -
automotive, chemical, consumer goods, electronics, fabrication and assembly,
food/beverage, forest products, pharmaceuticals - have implemented an SSA BPCS
ERP system. SSA and its strategic partners provide full implementation support
for BPCS Client/Server in over 90 countries worldwide. Visit SSA's homepage at
http://www.ssax.com
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Editor's Note: BPCS is a registered trademark of SSA. BPCS Client/Server
and DOCA are trademarks of SSA.
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CONTACT: System Software Associates
Barbel French, (312) 258-6000 x4955
[email protected]
or
Miller/Shandwick Technologies (Boston)
Charles Spofford/Doug Black, (617) 536-0470
[email protected]
[email protected]
